November 28, 2014
Smooth and easy—that’s what the Shag is all about. The pride of the Carolinas, the Shag (or the Carolina Shag) became popular during the big band […]
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October 11, 2014
There’s something special about Rock ‘N’ Roll that makes you feel like a teenager again. Who doesn’t want to get up and dance when you hear […]
August 6, 2014
Indecent and immoral—that’s how many in English society regarded the waltz when it was first introduced into ballrooms in the early 1800s. Never before was the […]
May 31, 2014
You can’t sit still when Merengue music starts to play. Your body just wants to jump up and start dancing! The Merengue is a Latin American […]
April 16, 2014
The Mambo is a passionate, flirtatious, and sexy Latin dance. Mambo means “shake it”—and that’s just what Mambo dancers do. An exaggerated hip movement defines this […]
January 27, 2014
The Balboa—a form of Swing named for the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, CA—was the answer to crowded dance floors in the 1950s. The basic steps […]
October 10, 2013
“Heel and toe and away we go!” This is the spirit of the Polka–a playful and happy dance that is easy to learn and fun to […]
September 18, 2013
Spicy. Sensuous. Hot. These are the trademarks of the Salsa. An infusion of Cuban, African, Latin, and Caribbean cultures, the Salsa is an energetic dance that […]
August 29, 2013
Congratulations to the Arthur Murray Dance Studios in Charlotte and Lake Norman for Taking Second Place at the Unique Dance-O-Rama! Seventeen students and teachers from the […]